Foreign Minister Paet Opened Estonian Honorary Consulate in Damascus

01.03.2010

Foreign Minister Urmas Paet opened the Estonian Honorary Consulate in Damascus. The Estonian honorary consul in Damascus is Awab Shubat.

During the opening of the honorary consulate, Foreign Minister Paet noted that Damascus has been one of the most important hubs of the Middle East for centuries. “Estonia would like to open up communication with Middle Eastern nations, and the opening of this honorary consulate will create an opportunity for closer communication between Estonia and Syria,” said Paet. “Estonia travellers will also find their way to Syria more and more often when they know that it would be possible to get help from the Estonian honorary consul in Damascus,” he added.

Foreign Minister Urmas Paet also expressed hope that the Estonian honorary consul’s interest and experiences in the information technology sector would provide a basis for developing economic relations between Estonia and Syria.

The consular area of Honorary Consul Awab Shubat is the territory of the Syrian Arabic Republic. The opening of the honorary consulate in Damascus increases Estonia’s network of honorary consuls in the Middle East. Estonia’s other honorary consulates in the region are in Beirut and Amman.

Estonian Honorary Consul Awab Shubat was born in 1972. Awab Shubat graduated from the law department of Aleppo University and is a member of the Syrian bar association and the owner of a law office. Awab Shubat has experiences in the electronic trade business and has been tied to many IT-related projects in the bar association. The Estonian honorary consul belongs to the Red Crescent Society.

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